There were a slew of teen vampire movies during the 80s that all came out within a couple years of each other -- Fright Night, Once Bitten, and My Best Friend is a Vampire. While they're all a bit silly and undeniably camp, the latter is the one with the most heart. It stars Robert Sean Leonard as a teen delivery boy who, upon being bitten by (of course) a sexy female vampire, has to come to terms with his new identity as a creature of the night. There's a playful spin on the traditional vampire mythos, where the affliction is treated more like a harmless lifestyle choice than anything else. He even gets a handbook to teach him the ropes of being a vampire. The nerd in me wants to compare his vampire handbook with the Slayer handbook from Buffy, but that's another story.
Audrey Fox is an ex-film student, which means that she prefers to spend her days in the dark, watching movies and pondering the director's use of diegetic sound. She currently works as an entertainment writer, joyfully rambling about all things film and television related. Add her on Twitter at @audonamission and check out her film blog at 1001moviesandbeyond.com.
There were a slew of teen vampire movies during the 80s that all came out within a couple years of each other -- Fright Night, Once Bitten, and My Best Friend is a Vampire. While they're all a bit silly and undeniably camp, the latter is the one with the most heart. It stars Robert Sean Leonard as a teen delivery boy who, upon being bitten by (of course) a sexy female vampire, has to come to terms with his new identity as a creature of the night. There's a playful spin on the traditional vampire mythos, where the affliction is treated more like a harmless lifestyle choice than anything else. He even gets a handbook to teach him the ropes of being a vampire. The nerd in me wants to compare his vampire handbook with the Slayer handbook from Buffy, but that's another story.